Orcines
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Orcines
|commune status = Commune
|image = Orcines-Eglise3.jpg
|caption = Church Orcines
|arrondissement = Clermont-Ferrand
|canton = Orcines
|INSEE = 63263
|postal code = 63870
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Clermont Auvergne Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|45.7833|3.0131|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 836
|elevation min m = 480
|elevation max m = 1465
|area km2 = 42.73
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Orcines ({{IPA|fr|ɔʁsin}}) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.
Geography
Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-63263#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1814
|1975 |2104
|1982 |2516
|1990 |2873
|1999 |3067
|2007 |3238
|2012 |3296
|2017 |3388
}}
People
- Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
- The population in this village is relatively older than the average in France (see French article).
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.orcines.fr Official Website] (in French)
{{Puy-de-Dôme communes}}
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Category:Communes of Puy-de-Dôme
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